Friday, September 16, 2011

Tonga's Sipi Tau

These are the words for the Tongan Sipi Tau or the war dance. They do the Sipi Tau to challenge the other team like it is a fight and also to scare there opponent. When I am talking about fight I don't mean violence. Here is the Tongan version at the top and the English version down bottom.

Tonga's Sipi Tau:
Ei e! Ei e!
Teu lea pea tala ki mamani katoa
Ko e'ikale taki kuo halofia
ke 'ilo'e he sola moe taka
Koe'aho ni teu tamate tangata
'A e haafe mo e tautua'a
Kuo hu'i hoku anga tangata
He! He! Ei e. Tu
Teu peluki e molo moe foueti taka
Pea ngungu mo ha loto fita'a
Keu mate ai he ko hoku loto
Ko Tonga pe mate ki he moto
Ko Tonga pe mate ki he moto
'Ei e! Ei e!

English Translation:
I shall speak to the whole word
The sea eagle is starved
Let the foreigner and sojourner beware
Today, destroyer of souls I am, everywhere
To the half back and the backs
I have shed my human characteristics
Maul and loose forwards I shall mow
And crunch any fierce hearts you know
I drink the ocean and consume the five
To death or victory my will is fine
That's how Tonga gives to her motto
To her motto, Tonga gives all
To her motto, Tonga gives all
Hi!Hi!

2 comments:

  1. Hey Vivienne,
    I really like it when you said your paragraph in Tongan, oh and yeah "GO TONGA!" and "AB!".

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